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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3420 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 3412 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Pentium G3420
- Up to 91% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $69.47 vs $744.99
- Up to 72% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.65 vs $2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 53 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 202% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G3420 - 323 vs 107 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 32 vs 2 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
107
33%
Value, $/FPS
$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
323
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.31/FPS
28%
Price, $
$744.99
9%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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